Celtics vs 76ers prediction NBA · Sunday, April 26
At a glance
The Philadelphia 76ers (47-39) host the Boston Celtics (58-27) on Sunday, April 26 at 7:00 PM ET at Xfinity Mobile Arena in NBA action. Final score: Celtics 128 – 76ers 96. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Celtics a 66% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the 76ers are 24-19 at home and the Celtics are 27-15 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 5-5 for the 76ers and 8-2 for the Celtics (current streaks: 76ers L1, Celtics W1).
The analysis Model
The Celtics are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects 76ers 110 – 116 Celtics, a margin of about 5.3 points in favor of the Celtics and a total around 226 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (-0.9 vs +6.7 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The 76ers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Celtics' defense allows clearly fewer points (107.0 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
BOSPHI
Top performers
Celtics
Payton PritchardG · #1132pts / game
Jayson TatumF · #011assists
Neemias QuetaC · #888rebounds76ers
Joel EmbiidC · #2126pts / gameJoel EmbiidC · #216assistsJoel EmbiidC · #2110reboundsRecent form
BOSPHIHead-to-head
Tied 2-2 this season.
PHI
Team comparison
| BOS | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 58-27 | Record | 47-39 |
| 114.9 | Points scored / game | 114.6 |
| 107.0 | Points allowed / game | 115.6 |
| +6.7 | Adjusted margin / game | -0.9 |
| W1 | Current streak | L1 |
| 8-2 | Last 10 games | 5-5 |
| 27-15 road | Home / road record | 24-19 home |
| 61-21 (+9.1) | Last season | 24-58 (-6.2) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Celtics
Injury report 76ers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.